Sunshine Sammy Morrison

Sunshine Sammy Morrison

🎂 20th December 1912 (113 yrs) 📍 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Ernie 'Sunshine Sammy' Morrison (born Ernest Fredric Morrison) was a popular African American child actor of the Silent films era. Leaving the screen in 1926, he eventually returned for a time, from 1940 to 1944.

Sunshine Sammy Morrison

🎬 Movies Featuring Sunshine Sammy Morrison

The Our Gang Story

The Our Gang Story (1994)

as Sunshine Sammy (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Scruno (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams

Classic Comedy Teams (1986)

as Our Gang and The East Side Kids (segment "Sunshine Sammy") (archive footage)
Ghosts on the Loose

Ghosts on the Loose (1943)

as Scruno
Clancy Street Boys

Clancy Street Boys (1943)

as Scruno
Kid Dynamite

Kid Dynamite (1943)

as Scruno Jackson
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)

as Scruno
Let's Get Tough

Let's Get Tough (1942)

as Scruno
In This Our Life

In This Our Life (1942)

as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
Spooks Run Wild

Spooks Run Wild (1941)

as Scruno
Bowery Blitzkrieg

Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)

as Scruno
Flying Wild

Flying Wild (1941)

as Scruno
Pride of the Bowery

Pride of the Bowery (1940)

as Scruno
Fugitive from a Prison Camp

Fugitive from a Prison Camp (1940)

as Chuckles
That Gang of Mine

That Gang of Mine (1940)

as Scruno
Boys of the City

Boys of the City (1940)

as Scruno
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940)

as Joe
Gang War

Gang War (1940)

as Gang Member (uncredited)
Soft Pedal

Soft Pedal (1926)

as Wary
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Don't Butt In (1926)

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Between Meals (1926)

as In Need
Fast Company

Fast Company (1924)

as Ernie
It's a Bear

It's a Bear (1924)

as Ernie
Cradle Robbers

Cradle Robbers (1924)

as Ernie
Commencement Day

Commencement Day (1924)

as Ernie
Seein' Things

Seein' Things (1924)

as Ernie
The 'Fraidy Cat

The 'Fraidy Cat (1924)

as Member of the Gang (uncredited)
The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers (1924)

as Ernie
Big Business

Big Business (1924)

as Sunshine Sammy
Tire Trouble

Tire Trouble (1924)

as Ernie
Sunday Calm

Sunday Calm (1923)

as Ernie
Derby Day

Derby Day (1923)

as Ernie 'Sammy'
Stage Fright

Stage Fright (1923)

as Ernie
July Days

July Days (1923)

as Ernie
Lodge Night

Lodge Night (1923)

as Ernie
Dogs of War!

Dogs of War! (1923)

as Ernie
Back Stage

Back Stage (1923)

as Ernie
Giants vs. Yanks

Giants vs. Yanks (1923)

as Ernie
Boys to Board

Boys to Board (1923)

as Ernie
A Pleasant Journey

A Pleasant Journey (1923)

as Ernie
The Big Show

The Big Show (1923)

as Booker T.
The Cobbler

The Cobbler (1923)

as Ernie
The Champeen

The Champeen (1923)

as Sammy Johnson
A Quiet Street

A Quiet Street (1922)

as Booker T.
Saturday Morning

Saturday Morning (1922)

as Sorghum
Young Sherlocks

Young Sherlocks (1922)

as Ernie
Our Gang

Our Gang (1922)

as Sunshine Sammy
Fire Fighters

Fire Fighters (1922)

as Booker T. Bacon
One Terrible Day

One Terrible Day (1922)

as Booker T.
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The Sleuth (1922)

as Prince’s aid
The Non-Skid Kid

The Non-Skid Kid (1922)

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Full o' Pep (1922)

Penrod

Penrod (1922)

as Herman
The Pickaninny

The Pickaninny (1921)

as Little Casino
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Name the Day (1921)

as Goofy
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High Rollers (1921)

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Big Game (1921)

as Assistant
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Rush Orders (1921)

as Narcissus
Whirl o' the West

Whirl o' the West (1921)

as Sammy
Number, Please?

Number, Please? (1920)

as Little Boy with Whisk Broom (uncredited)
Park Your Car

Park Your Car (1920)

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Cash Customers (1920)

Get Out and Get Under

Get Out and Get Under (1920)

as Small Boy (uncredited)
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Live and Learn (1920)

Run 'Em Ragged

Run 'Em Ragged (1920)

Call a Taxi!

Call a Taxi! (1920)

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Don't Rock the Boat (1920)

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Any Old Port (1920)

Grab the Ghost

Grab the Ghost (1920)

as Servant's Child
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Drink Hearty (1920)

as George Washington Tarfoot Lee
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Cracked Wedding Bells (1920)

Haunted Spooks

Haunted Spooks (1920)

as Little Boy (uncredited)
Waltz Me Around

Waltz Me Around (1920)

as Sunny
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Getting His Goat (1920)

All Lit Up

All Lit Up (1920)

as The Kid
The Dippy Dentist

The Dippy Dentist (1920)

as Messenger Boy
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Why Go Home? (1920)

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Red Hot Hottentotts (1920)

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Tough Luck (1919)

Call for Mr. Caveman

Call for Mr. Caveman (1919)

as Little Henry Hercules
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Giving the Bride Away (1919)

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Daddy Number Two (1919)

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Start Something (1919)

The Sawdust Doll

The Sawdust Doll (1919)

as Sambo
Peggy Does Her Darndest

Peggy Does Her Darndest (1919)

as Snowball Snow
The Old Maid's Baby

The Old Maid's Baby (1919)

as George Washington Joffre Foch Pershing Johnson
Dolly Does Her Bit

Dolly Does Her Bit (1918)

as Sambo
Captain Kiddo

Captain Kiddo (1917)